Council proposes pay hike for future members

4:14 PM,
Jul. 15, 2013

Written by

Leah Fightmaster

Village council is considering an ordinance that will raise the salary for future council members.

Currently, members are paid about $653 a month to serve on council. The ordinance proposes raising that amount to $1,000 a month. The change was prompted by the state changing the requirements of the Public Employee Retirement System, or PERS. People who work as public employees can qualify for a pension they paid into, as well as health insurance.

In January, changes to PERS took effect which required public employees to be paid at least $1,000 a month to qualify for retirement health benefits ...